Changes at Memorial University Students Union Cause Concern
The Memorial University Students’ Union recently went with the CFS template for a students’ union and eliminated the position of President in the students’ union. Effectively removing the leadership of the Union. A student at Memorial comments on their blog: The proposal was first brought up and championed…
End SAC (UTSU) Facebook Group
A source sent me a link to take a look at Facebook group on the University of Toronto FBnetwork. The group is called “End SAC”. This group is one of the organizing points for the recent counterprotest during the CFS Day of Action activities in Toronto. The group counts over 290…
Toronto Area Student Politicians Caught in a Lie – Mislead Government by posing as Student Journalists
The Excalibur reports that the York Federation of Students President; Corrie Sakaluk, University of Toronto Students’ Union VP External (and CFS blogger); Emily Shelton, and other Toronto Student Politicians blatantly lied by posing as student journalists in order to crash a news conference being held by Minister of Colleges…
Biodegradable Food Containers Used at UMSU's Degrees Diner
Drew, the manager of Degrees, sent me the information on where they obtain the biodegradable take out containers. They are from Happy Planet Productions. You can go to their website for more information.…
Biodegradable Food Containers Used at UMSU's Degrees Diner
Drew, the manager of Degrees, sent me the information on where they obtain the biodegradable take out containers. They are from Happy Planet Productions. You can go to their website for more information.…
Inside 6136 University Avenue: PSE on CBC
The DSU blog has all you need to link to CBC Radio’s CCC with Rex Murphy which was devoted to PSE this week. Head over for the links and a little DSU take: Inside 6136 University Avenue: PSE on CBC…
CFS Day of Action
The Canadian Federation of Students held their annual Day of Action protests last week. Living with the Internet, one can easily go to Flickr and search for pictures from the Day of Action. The following are ones that I found interesting and/or noteworthy: Titus Gregory in a CFS…
CUSA Election 07
Reading blogs and came across Mahdi Dokhanchi’s blog. He ran for the CUSA Executive last year. This year, he makes an extensive post on who he is voting for / supporting. Read it here: CUSA Election- 07: My take of CUSA election candidates…
My Reading for the First Part of the Week
Other than my school work….I will be reading the StatsCan Daily from last Thursday: http://www.statscan.ca/Daily/English/070208/d070208a.htm entitled Study: Why are youth from lower-income families less likely to attend university?Being from a low income background, then foster care, then self-supporting before University, I have a personal interest in this. Further,…
Preparing to Cover Today's SRA meeting
While, I have decided that I feel like punishing myself by attending tonight’s SRA meeting. Should be the usual. Information period involving members of the Executive praising each other for the great jobs they are doing. Everyone outside of the clique rolling their eyes as they do so.…